The island is giving 17 syringe drivers, small pumps that deliver palliative medicine at set intervals without the need for a nurse.

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The RTC can either wake the entire board or trigger an interrupt at set intervals, which makes the board very power efficient when used in the field.

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But once Smith had been run out, the home side lost wickets at regular intervals to set a total that for much of the Surrey innings appeared insufficient.

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The band can be set to vibrate at certain intervals if you don't meet a movement quota.

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